Total Crime Rate

219.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sterndale Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sterndale Road (DA1 1QR) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Bean & Village Park average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 104.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterndale Road (DA1 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Hill, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sterndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overy Liberty —
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Queen Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waid Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road —
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Data Sources

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